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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1994
Page
11
The YWCA Domestic Violence Program and Shelter hosts a candlelight vigil at Greene Square Park at 7 pm to raise awareness of domestic violence. The event honors survivors and victims, features an open forum, and reads the names of women killed. participation is open to the public.
Cedar Rapids police identified Curtis L. Thomas 27 of Cedar Rapids as the knife point suspect from the Skylit Motel robbery. He was arrested in Des Moines after a Sunday service station hold up, arrested as the same man. The van used was licensed to a door to door sales outfit. The staff knew him as Curtis and the robbery yielded little money.
Cedar Rapids area calendar lists 8:30 a.m. City Council informal session and 9 a.m. Linn County Supervisors sessions, labor negotiations, 12:01 p.m. employment council, 1:30 p.m. labor talks, 5:30 p.m. Civil Rights Commission, 7 p.m. planning board, and 8 p.m. theater. Halloween haunts and lectures fill evening, along with leaf pickups and safety notices.
At Witwer Senior Center 305 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids the 1st District forum features Rep. Jim Leach Republican Glen Winekauf Democrat Michael Cuddehe Natural Law Party and Jan Zonneveld Independent with Susan Fokken moderating A question and answer period follows opening statements Sponsored by Senior Advocates Inc Witwer Center Linn County Task Force on Aging and the League of Women Voters Cedar Rapids Marion State and county candidate events follow at Mount Vernon High School 7 30 pm in home economics room with League of Women Voters Mount Vernon Lisbon and includes Rwert Dvorsky and Rosie Daliyn for 25th district.
Paul Egli, a 31 year old quadriplegic from a diving accident, recalls his denial by the University of Iowa College of Medicine and his pivot to a computer programming career at National Computer Systems in Cedar Rapids. He later moved back to Iowa City and made two unsuccessful bids for city council while weighing a medical school return.
Elias Samo a University of Aleppo professor and dual citizen told the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council that peace requires trust and "conditions for peace of mind" such as peacekeeping troops and inspections. He noted Syria seeks land regained from 1967 and Israel wants normal relations, with talks likely to span 10 to 20 years. He spoke in Iowa City and will broadcast on WSUI AM and speak at Coe College Cedar Rapids.
Rhonda Regenwether of Cedar Rapids is slated to receive the Governor's Award for aiding employers in understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Gov. Terry Branstad will present the honors Wednesday in the State Capitol rotunda to employers and individuals for outstanding achievement in employment and empowerment of people with disabilities. Alburnett Veterinary Clinic and Kirkwood Community College are among the employers honored.
The Marion Independent school board reviewed petitions with about 200 signatures seeking a crossing guard at the 11th Street and Third Avenue four way stop to help Vernon Middle School students cross the busy road. The district already has guards on 11th Street but not for Vernon. The board also honored Ricky Jacobs for using the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking cafeteria worker at Starry Elementary on Oct. 6. Construction crews plan a March completion for a new office and fiber optic classroom addition at the high school. They hired McGladrey & Pullen’s Telecommunications Group to guide a three year upgrade of district phone systems and related hardware at an estimated project cost of $200,000 with consultant fees of $14,800 to $15,700.
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